The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Kings, Lady Gaga and Celine Dion

Paris is the center of the worldThe city on the Seine is being sealed off with 45,000 security forces for the opening ceremony, which for the first time is not being held in a stadium but rather in the form of a parade in the capital’s historic centre. Pay attention to the two mega stars who will participate: Lady Gaga and Celine DionThe King and Queen of Spain, who received the members of the Spanish Olympic Team at the Spanish Embassy in Paris on Thursday, will attend this 360-degree sporting, musical and artistic show. Where can I watch the event and what time does it start?

On the Seine, with a route of six kilometres and a duration of three hours. The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games starts at 7:30 p.m. and will be a parade on the Seine in a unique monumental setting along the following axis: departure from Pont d’Austerlitz, passing the Île Saint Louis, Notre Dame, Pont Neuf, the Louvre Museum, the Tuileries Garden, Place de la Concorde, Pont des Invalides, Pont de l’Alma and as a finishing point the Eiffel Tower and Place du Trocadero. Where to watch this sporting spectacle? On TVE, on La 1, La 2 and Teledeporte.

Lady Gaga confirms her performance via social media, and Celine Dion will be in charge of lending her voice to an Édith Piaf classic.

Celine’s strength in the face of her neurological illness

Céline appears on her social media, happy and posing in front of the Louvre pyramid after her arrival in Paris. Two years ago, Dion shared with the world her neurological disease: the stiff-person syndrome, which causes muscle spasms and even affects her vocal cords. This Thursday, before the opening ceremony, she had a meeting with Brigitte Macron. They met at the Royal Monceau, the hotel where the artist is staying. Tristan Bromet, chief of staff of the first lady, published this Thursday a photograph of the Canadian star and Emmanuel Macron’s wife on his Instagram account.

In addition to the two divas, the legendary song will also be played Bohemian by Charles Aznavour. 3,000 artists, including dancers and musicians, 10,500 athletes from 205 countries, 90 boats sailing on the Seine and an expected audience of more than 325,000 spectators are expected to take part.

Authorities have prepared police patrols on land, sea and air: in the streets, roadblocks, surveillance by helicopter and speedboats on the Seine River to deter and prevent any type of attack from July 26 to August 11.